Unable to connect to Office Communications Server service.

OCS_Script_Only_Applications_30807_SE (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Unable to connect to Office Communications Server service.

Causes

This can happen if the Office Communications Server failed to initialize.

Resolutions

Examine the event log entry to determine the cause of the connection failure.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_R2_Standard_Edition
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID30807
Event SourceOCS Script-Only Applications
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Unable to connect to Office Communications Server service.
{0}
Event LogOffice Communications Server

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
CollectEvent DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
WriteAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default
WriteToDB WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent Default
WriteToDW WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="OCS_Script_Only_Applications_30807_SE" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_R2_Standard_Edition" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="CollectEvent" TypeID="SCWindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SCWindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>Office Communications Server</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">OCS Script-Only Applications</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">30807</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SCSystemLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>
<WriteAction ID="WriteAlert" TypeID="SCHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>2</Priority>
<Severity>2</Severity>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Unable_to_connect_to_Office_Communications_Server_service_"]$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</SuppressionValue>
<SuppressionValue>$Data/PublisherName$</SuppressionValue>
</Suppression>
</WriteAction>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDataWarehouseLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>